Enshrouded Patch 2! They Made Arrows Cheaper! QoL Changes, Bug Fixes, Performance & More!

Late_Night_Stream

28 Feb 202406:06

Summary

TLDRThis Ark Shrouded video overviews patch 2.0, which includes quality of life improvements, balance changes, bug fixes, and more. Some changes covered include: reduced vulture noise, server crash fixes for easier rejoining, enemy level corrections, easier arrow crafting, lowered padding requirements for high-end armor, reduced cost of decorative books, hammer changes, ladder fixes to allow multiple climbers, and stack size increases. Viewers are thanked for feedback, subscriptions are promoted for similar future content, and the overall tone is enthusiastic regarding the patch changes.

Takeaways

😊 They thanked players for reporting issues and said support is helpful
👾 They're working on a 60hz display rate improvement opt-in branch
💻 They fixed several rare crashes and made saving more secure
🌎 They rebalanced some enemy levels and fixed world bugs
🎮 They made arrows much easier to craft
🛡️ They reduced resources needed for some armor/decor
🔨 The construction hammer can no longer break bedrock
🚪 Doors no longer block projectiles
🪵 Bushes you grow give more twigs than wild ones
🏰 Castle wall blocks now stack to 5,000

Q & A

What is the main focus of the patch notes?
-The main focus is on quality of life improvements, balance changes, bug fixes, performance improvements, and tweaks to things like enemy spawns and item crafting.
What change was made to dedicated servers in the update?
-Players running dedicated servers will need to ensure the server version matches the game version that players are running.
What future improvement are the developers working on?
-The developers are working on improving the display rate to 60hz, which they estimate will take several weeks to implement.
What change was made to enemy spawns?
-Some roaming enemies were moved around in several areas to improve balancing.
What exploits were fixed in the patch?
-Issues were fixed such as the flame altar bug that made the fog disappear, using safe points in deadly fog, and honey spawning glitches.
How were arrows improved?
-The number of twigs required to craft arrows was reduced. Also, the yield of twigs from bushes and feathers from enemies was increased.
What change makes constructing easier?
-The stack size for castle wall blocks was increased to 5000 like other building blocks.
How was the jump attack adjusted?
-The stamina cost for the jump attack was increased.
What exploit with the construction hammer was removed?
-The ability to cut holes into unbreakable foundation bedrock material was removed.
What change improves the multiplayer experience on ladders?
-Issues were fixed that previously caused players to get knocked off ladders by other players interfering.